Airport Security Guard P/T – JFK
ERMC Aviation
Job Number: 26124-63
Expires on November 5, 2026
Category: Security
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
Compensation: $21.25 Per Hour
Employment Type: Part-Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Weekends, Evening Shift, Morning Shift
Experience: 1–2 Years / Junior (12–24 months)
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Provides consistent access control through verification of guest and employee credentials.
- Performs perimeter, parking lot, and building patrol on foot or in a vehicle.
- Provides excellent customer service.
- Greets guests and employees in a cheerful, welcoming manner.
- Provides direction and answers questions to assist guests and employees.
- Open and closes doors/gates, proactively secures and controls areas as needed.
- Admits and controls incoming traffic.
- Remains flexible as the environment changes and is ready to take on other duties as assigned.
- Monitors closed-circuit systems and alarms
- Inventory keys, radios and other equipment and issue keys to the contractor.
- Handles all building emergency alarms (i.e., fire, elevator entrapment, intercom and so forth
- Advises management team of any emergency or security incident for appropriate resolution
- Patrols and documents security-related inquiries from tenants, employees, and the general public.
- Performs any other security-related assignment as needed
Qualifications
- NYS Security License required.
- Must be a local (in-state) resident.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- High School diploma or GED.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English well.
- Must be computer literate and capable of completing online computerized new hire training or any other necessary computer-based training thereafter.
- Must be able to lift/carry/push/pull and move items of 70 pounds and/or more on a regular basis and repetitively lift weights of 40 to 50 pounds on raised surfaces.
- Must be able to walk, climb, bend, kneel, crawl, and stoop on a frequent basis and for extended periods.
- Must be able to work in cramped or high places.
Job Location
ERMC Aviation
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Jamaica, New York 11430
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